The MIAAO is located in the former cloisters of the monumental complex of San Filippo Neri by Filippo Juvarra, who was assisted by famous architects such as Guarino Guarini and Giuseppe Maria Talucchi. The Museum houses many decorative art masterpieces, such as the very famous Paliotto by Pietro Piffetti and some applied arts masterpieces, located even in consecrated areas such as the Main Church, the Baptistery and the burial ground.